Roman Safiullin will face off against Rinky Hijikata in Shanghai on Wednesday at 4:30 pm on Court 4.
How and when to watch the match on live stream and for free
The match between Safiullin and Hijikata can be seen with online streaming on tennistv.com (paying platform) and on the following links.
In China, the match can be enjoyed on Youku (China). In Australia, the match is broadcasted by beIN Sports. Click here to see at what time the match should be broadcasted live in your country.
The H2H stats
Safiullin and Hijikata have never played against each other so far on the main tour.
Safiullin in Shanghai, ranking, and results in 2026
At the moment ranked no.79, Roman has managed to achieve a 38-16 win-loss record in 2026. Roman is currently playing in Shanghai where he toppled Alexis Galarneau 6-3 6-0 and Shintaro Mochizuki 6-2 6-3.
Roman Safiullin will fight against the world no.232 Kimmer Coppejans in the quarter. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Safiullin.
Safiullin has won 2 titles in 2026 in the Oeiras 3 Challenger and in the Mauthausen Challenger.
Rinky Hijikata in 2026
Ranked world no.85, Rinky played his last match on the 29th of September when he lost to world no.43 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-3 in the qualifications in Tokyo (draw).
This season the Australian owns a 34-28 record.
